Please implement moving ends of a cable

[ThomasGiger]

Environment

• Python version: unknown - using a pre-installed system
• NetBox version: 2.8.7

Proposed Functionality

Haven't found a way to move one end of a cable from one port/interface of a device to another one. The cable needs to be deleted and another one needs to be added, as it seems.

Use Case

One could have made a mistake while adding a cable or the change is to reflect something that happens in pratice - it would be a real time-saver if one end or both of a cable could be reassigned to some other port/interface without havin to deleted and re-add the cable, which is a some work at least if you care about type, color, label and all those details.

Database Changes

This appears to be a UI enhancement, so none expected.

External Dependencies

None.

[jeremystretch]

Blocked by #4900

[raddessi]

This is no longer blocked with the addition of 4900 correct?

[jeremystretch]

Open for volunteers under v2.11.

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[eronlloyd]

I'd love to see this get implemented, and would donate towards a bounty if needed.

[hellerve]

We have an implementation for this in a plugin that I’d be happy to try to port to the core of NetBox instead. Making it part of the core would also enable different interactions (via the tables directly rather than the cable detail view, which is how it currently happens in the plugin).

I’d be happy to contribute the initial version and then iteratively refine the interface based on the desired UI/UX.

[jeremystretch]

@hellerve Cool. I'm going to assign this to you for a PR whenever you have time. Let's base it off the v3.0 UI to avoid any rework, since v3.0 should be out pretty soon anyway. (Please work off the feature branch for now.)

[hellerve]

I added a (working) draft containing the work I had at hand. Let me know whether the UX works for y’all!

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